End sill for cars.



Patented July I6, B901.

R. E. SCTT.

END SILL FUR CARS.

(Application tiled Mar. 9, 1901.)

(No MudeI.)

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ROBERT E. SCOTT, OF FORT SCOTT, KANSAS.

END slLL Foa CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 678,697, dated Jl'uly 16, 19011. Application filed March 9, 190i.. Serial No. 50,466-. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. SCOTT, residing at Fort Scott, in the county of Bourbon and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved End Sill for Gars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that type of end sills constructed of pressed steel or malleable cast-iron; and it primarily has for its purpose to provide an end-sill construction more particularly adapted for box or freight cars of a very simple and economical nature which when connected together in the manner hereinafter described forms a very solid, rigid, and stable end sill, having suitable provisions for easily connecting the corner posts and braces to the sill and rigidly supporting them thereon.

Myinvention comprehends in its make up a metal housing or cap adapted to be conveniently iitted upon the end of the sill, having a special arrangement of tongues or ribs and pockets to receive the end sill and having the front face suitably arranged to receive the siding boards.

My invention in its specitic nature consists in certain details of construction and peculiar combination of parts, all of which will hereinafter be fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof an end sill for box-cars constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the sill, taken practically on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. Il is a View of a modification hereinafter referred to.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters indicate like parts in all the figures, l designates a metallic sill member which is substantially :l-shaped in cross-section, the upper and lower members la lb of the same being extended forwardly ot' the front or vertical face lC and thickened to form strong outwardlyprojecting horizontally-disposed flanges ld ld, whereby a suitable intervening space 1e (in practice about one inch deep) is produced to receive wooden siding members, (indicated by 2,) the upper and lower edges of which are protected by the said flanges ld ld.

The ends lf of the housing l are closed, as shown in Fig. 3, and the said ends extend back even with the top and bottom members, and the housing is ot' a height sufficiently greater than the height ofthe sill members A, which are supported thereby, so that the upper face of said housing will lie iiush with the decking B, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The housing l has a series of inwardly-extending partition members 2a of suitable thickness-or example, three-eighths of an inch. Its members 2 may extend backward a distance less than that of either the top, bottom,or ends of the housing l, or they may extend out as far as the said members, as shown, and the said partitions in practice are arranged closely together at the center or draft sill part and are more widely separated at the ends of the housing, such arrangement being provided to give extra strength to the center of the housing, where it is most needed.

To further brace the housing l on the ends of the sills A and toincrease the strength thereby, the front Wall lc is formed with an integral inwardly and horizontally disposed strengthening-rib 3, and the said ribs may extend but partially outward toward the inner end of the housing, as shown in Fig. 3, or they may extend flush with the inner end, as shown in Fig. 4,' and while I prefer to use the strengtheningrib within each of the faces and the pockets the said ribs may be entirely omitted without departing from myinvention.

Each sill A has its lower edge recessed, as at A', to receive the bottom portion of the housing, which portion lies flush with the bottom of the sills A, and the ends of the said sills A are recessed on their sides, whereby to provide tenons to fit within the pockets, each of the said sills being also horizontally slotted to it over the strengthening-ribs 3 when the said ribs are used.4

The height of the housing l is slightly greater than that of the sills, whereby to permit the insertion of a wooden or metallic wedge-piece C between the top of the housing and that of the sill, whereby to tightly 10o The housing 1 at the corners is formed with angle-openings 5, having at the top vertically-projecting Iianges, said housing having similar openings 5 in the bottom thereof, when so desired, to receive the corner-posts and brace members X Y, and at a point mid- Way of the corner-openings other openings 6 are provided to receive the center stayposts Z.

lX indicates what I term the grain-strip, which is in the nature of an angleflange which extends vertically from the outer edge of the housing, as shown in Fig. 2, the said grain-strip being so arranged as to leave the top of the sill in practice about two and onehalf:` inches from the siding.

The housing member in practice is also formed with suitable pendent portions to receive .the eyebolt or other connections for the brake-hanger, said parts being not shown, as they may be of any well-known construction. From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,it is thought the manner in which my invention is practically applied and the advantages thereof will be readily understood by those skilled inA the art to which it appertains. The same provides a very simple, strong, and durable construction capable of being easily assembled in position for use, and should the metal housing in case of a collision become broken it can be easily removed and a new one substituted.

Slight changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims, and it will be Well understood that the parts thereof may be modified to suit different styles of cars.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An end-sill housing, comprising a metal body j shaped in cross section, having closed ends, integrally-formed post and brace receiving sockets, and having a series of transverse partitions, whereby to form pockets in its rear face, for the purposes specified.

2. A metal end-sill housing, having closed` front top, bottom and end portions, a series of rearwardly integrally-formed partitions, a" central horizontally-disposed strengthening-rib, and integral sockets to receive the.

brace and end posts, for the purposes described.

3. The combination with the sills A, of a housing 1, for the ends of the sills :fl-shaped in cross-section and adapted to slide upon the outer endfof the sills A, said housing being of a greater height than the said sills, and having a series of rearwardly-extending partitions, wedges detachabl y fitti n g between the upper end of the housing and the sills A, said Wedges having shouldered offsets, and the decking-boards, and means for trussing and bolting the several parts together, all being arranged substantially as shown and for the purposesdescribed.

4. An end sill, consisting of a :l-shaped body closed at the ends, said body having a series of rearwardly-extending division-plates, forwardly-projecting top and bottom flanges and post and brace receiving sockets, iu the front face, for the purposes described.

5. The herein-described improvement in end sills for cars, comprising in combination with the sills A, having the sides and bottom of theirfront end reduced, and said end mortised in a longitudinal and horizontal direction, the housing 1, :l-shaped in cross-section, said housing having closed ends, rear- Wardly-extending partitions, extending iiush with the rear edges of the end members, said housing being of a height greater than the sills A, said housing also having a horizontal strengthening-rib, forwardly-extending upper and lower iianges 1, post-receiving sockets on the front face, and the anglestrip, forming an integral part of the housing, the wedge-blocks C, and the deckingboards B, all being arranged substantially as shown and described.

ROBERT E. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

B. S. OoRRELIsAR, MAMIE FUsoN. 

